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EP3357546B1
EP3357546B1 EP17000164.8A EP17000164A EP3357546B1 EP 3357546 B1 EP3357546 B1 EP 3357546B1 EP 17000164 A EP17000164 A EP 17000164A EP 3357546 B1 EP3357546 B1 EP 3357546B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B57/00—Golfing accessories
    • A63B57/10—Golf tees
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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  • This invention refers to a golf tee, that is, a stand to support the golf ball when playing the first stroke, whose distinctive feature is a number of longitudinal ribs which provide considerable stability if the tee is struck by the golf club.
  • the tee can be made of plastic, resin, metal or any other appropriate material.
  • tee In the game of golf they use a device called tee, which is pushed into the ground and defines a stable resting point for the ball at the beginning of the play at each hole, in such a way that once the ball is placed on the tee, it stands above ground level, which enables the player to hit a clean shot
  • tees usually consist of solids of revolution with a pointed bottom end to insert them into the ground and a sort of head or cup at the top to keep the ball stable, in such a way that the solid of revolution has a completely smooth outer surface and when one strikes with the golf club, if the top part of the tee happens to get struck, it flies far away making it difficult to find.
  • the invention discloses a golf tee according to appended claim 1.
  • the tee which is being recommended successfully solves the aforementioned problem by means of a simple but highly effective solution.
  • the distinguishing feature of this tee is that the side surface, and more specifically the area between the point and the head or cup where the ball is placed, has longitudinal ribs in the direction of the generatrix, whose number may vary. They are formed as a result of this central area having longitudinal grooves which determine the corresponding fin-like ribs on the side surface of the body of the tee.
  • the tee maintains the classical conical configuration at the lower end to insert it into the ground, as well as the cup-shaped upper head to hold the ball, whereas the central body of the tee provides greater fixation of the tee to the ground when the ball is struck.
  • the number of ribs or fins produced when making the longitudinal grooves on the tee can be two, three, four or any other number, since what really matters is their being there to fix the device to the ground and make it more stable, both when striking the ball as well as if the tee is struck by the golf club.
  • the structure of the tee is simple and easy to manufacture and, in short, its manufacturing cost and sale price is low.
  • the tee referenced in general as (1), consists of a body made of plastic, wood, metal, resin or another suitable material, elongated, with a lower section (2) to insert it into the ground and a top section (3) with a head shaped as a cup to stabilize the ball.
  • this tee has a special feature, as its larger grasping section has a number of elongated grooves (4) in the direction of the generatrix which form elongated ribs (5) like longitudinal fins distributed equiangularly over the middle section of the body of the tee.
  • the tee is inserted into the playing field in a much more stable way, which is good for the stability of the ball and for the possible projection of the tee if struck, as it will be shot at a shorter distance and will be easier to recover.

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    OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
  • This invention refers to a golf tee, that is, a stand to support the golf ball when playing the first stroke, whose distinctive feature is a number of longitudinal ribs which provide considerable stability if the tee is struck by the golf club.
  • The tee can be made of plastic, resin, metal or any other appropriate material.
    • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • In the game of golf they use a device called tee, which is pushed into the ground and defines a stable resting point for the ball at the beginning of the play at each hole, in such a way that once the ball is placed on the tee, it stands above ground level, which enables the player to hit a clean shot
  • However, tees usually consist of solids of revolution with a pointed bottom end to insert them into the ground and a sort of head or cup at the top to keep the ball stable, in such a way that the solid of revolution has a completely smooth outer surface and when one strikes with the golf club, if the top part of the tee happens to get struck, it flies far away making it difficult to find.
  • This problem can be seen in the tee described in invention patent US 2009/170638 , which describes a tee whose cup or upper end to hold the ball has a fanciful configuration so as to give the tee an aesthetic appearance as pleasing as possible and increase its useful service life, but whose central area, the part which is inserted into the ground, is cylindrical and completely smooth. Therefore, its adherence to the ground when struck will be very poor and the tee will fly far away and will be difficult to find.
  • A similar situation occurs in the case of document US D511193 , in which the middle area of the body of the tee has a spherical core which enlarges the diameter of the hole when inserted into the ground. This prevents the rest of the surface of the tee, that is, the middle and upper sections, from coming into contact with the ground, due to their width being smaller, which considerable decreases the retention capacity of the tee upon being hit.
  • In short, conventional tees lack stability when they are struck.
    • DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • The invention discloses a golf tee according to appended claim 1. The tee which is being recommended successfully solves the aforementioned problem by means of a simple but highly effective solution.
  • To be precise, the distinguishing feature of this tee is that the side surface, and more specifically the area between the point and the head or cup where the ball is placed, has longitudinal ribs in the direction of the generatrix, whose number may vary. They are formed as a result of this central area having longitudinal grooves which determine the corresponding fin-like ribs on the side surface of the body of the tee.
  • This way, the tee maintains the classical conical configuration at the lower end to insert it into the ground, as well as the cup-shaped upper head to hold the ball, whereas the central body of the tee provides greater fixation of the tee to the ground when the ball is struck.
  • The number of ribs or fins produced when making the longitudinal grooves on the tee can be two, three, four or any other number, since what really matters is their being there to fix the device to the ground and make it more stable, both when striking the ball as well as if the tee is struck by the golf club.
  • Therefore, due to this configuration, if the tee is struck, it lands at a shorter distance when compared to conventional tees and this makes its recovery easier.
  • Finally, it should be mentioned that the structure of the tee is simple and easy to manufacture and, in short, its manufacturing cost and sale price is low.
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  • To complement the description which is provided below and help better understand the characteristics of the invention, as a preferred embodiment, the description includes, as an integral part thereof, a set of drawings which are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not meant to be limiting. They show the following:
    • Figure 1.- Shows a front elevation view of a golf tee made according to the object of the invention.
    • Figure 2.- Shows a top view of the aforementioned device.
    • Figure 3.- Shows a bottom view of the aforementioned device.
    • Figure 4.- Shows a diametrical section of the tee at the level of the ribs.
    • Figure 5.- Shows a perspective view of the aforementioned device.
    PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
  • According to the aforementioned figures, it can be seen that the tee, referenced in general as (1), consists of a body made of plastic, wood, metal, resin or another suitable material, elongated, with a lower section (2) to insert it into the ground and a top section (3) with a head shaped as a cup to stabilize the ball.
  • But, in addition to these conventional features, this tee has a special feature, as its larger grasping section has a number of elongated grooves (4) in the direction of the generatrix which form elongated ribs (5) like longitudinal fins distributed equiangularly over the middle section of the body of the tee.
  • This way, due to the fin-like ribs (5), the tee is inserted into the playing field in a much more stable way, which is good for the stability of the ball and for the possible projection of the tee if struck, as it will be shot at a shorter distance and will be easier to recover.

Claims (1)

  1. A golf tee (1) comprising:
    a) a cup-shaped top section (3) comprising:
    • an upper end having a concave configuration for receiving and supporting a golf ball;
    • a middle section;
    • a lower end, wherein the diameter of the cross-section of the lower end is smaller than the diameter of the cross section of the upper end; and
    b) a non tapered cylindrical upper intermediate section comprising:
    • a first end connected to the lower end of the cup-shaped top section, wherein both connected ends share cross sections with the same diameter
    • a second end;
    c) a truncated conical lower intermediate section comprising:
    * a first end connected to the second end of the non tapered cylindrical upper intermediate section, wherein both connected ends share cross sections with the same diameter;
    * a second end, wherein the cross section of the truncated conical lower intermediate section increases in diameter from its first end to its second end; and
    d) a lower section (2) comprising:
    • a top truncated conical section, said top truncated section comprising:
    ∘ a first end connected to the second end of the truncated conical lower intermediate section, wherein both connected ends share cross sections with the same diameter;
    ∘ a second end, wherein the cross section of the top truncated conical section decreases in diameter from its first end to its second end and
    • a bottom conical section, comprising:
    ∘ a first end connected to the second end of the top truncated conical section; , wherein both connected ends share cross sections with the same diameter
    ∘ a pointed end; and
    d) a grasping section
    characterized in that the grasping section comprises:
    ● a plurality of elongated i grooves (4); and
    ● a plurality of elongated i fin-like ribs (5) wherein:
    each one of the elongated grooves and each one of the elongated fin-like ribs of the grasping
    Section are positioned so that they start at the middle section of the cup-shaped top section and finish at the first end of the top truncated conical section of the lower section, and extend longitudinally and uninterruptedly from the middle section of the cup-shaped top section to
    the first end of the top truncated conical section of the lower section in the direction of the generatrix of the non tapered cylindrical intermediate section;
    wherein the elongated fin-like ribs protrude from and are distributed equiangularly over the surfaces of the sections along which they extend; wherein the elongated fin-like ribs are contained within an imaginary cylinder which has the same diameter as the first end of the top truncated conical section;
    wherein the elongated grooves are equiangularly distributed and correspond to the free surfaces of the sections along which the elongated fin-like ribs extend which are not covered by the elongated fin-like ribs; and
    wherein:
    the described connections between: the cup-shaped top section, the non tapered cylindrical intermediate section, the truncated conical lower intermediate section, the lower section and the grasping section constitute and provide a single integral structure.
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PT170001648T PT3357546T (en) 2017-02-02 2017-02-02 Golf tee
EP17000164.8A EP3357546B1 (en) 2017-02-02 2017-02-02 Golf tee
ES17000164T ES2830397T3 (en) 2017-02-02 2017-02-02 Golf tee
AU2017100264A AU2017100264B4 (en) 2017-02-02 2017-03-06 Golf tee
KR2020170001091U KR20180002433U (en) 2017-02-02 2017-03-08 Golf tee
CN201720293137.XU CN206587365U (en) 2017-02-02 2017-03-24 Golf tee
JP2017001595U JP3211069U (en) 2017-02-02 2017-04-11 Golf tee
US15/885,169 US10035056B1 (en) 2017-02-02 2018-01-31 Golf tee

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